Fast and Efficient Expression of Multiple Proteins in Avian Embryos Using mRNA Electroporation

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作者
Tran, Martin [1 ]
Dave, Mohit [2 ,3 ]
Lansford, Rusty [1 ,2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Southern Calif, Dept Biol Sci, Los Angeles, CA 90007 USA
[2] Childrens Hosp Los Angeles, Saban Res Inst, Dept Radiol & Dev Neurosci Program, Los Angeles, CA 90027 USA
[3] Univ Southern Calif, Keck Sch Med, Dept Radiol, Los Angeles, CA 90007 USA
来源
JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS | 2019年 / 148期
关键词
Developmental Biology; Issue; 148; mRNA electroporation; time-lapse microscopy; quail; avian; embryo; FRAP; GENE-EXPRESSION; XENOPUS-EMBRYOS; CHICK-EMBRYOS; CELLS; DYNAMICS;
D O I
10.3791/59664
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
We report that mRNA electroporation permits fluorescent proteins to label cells in living quail embryos more quickly and broadly than DNA electroporation. The high transfection efficiency permits at least 4 distinct mRNAs to be co-transfected with similar to 87% efficiency. Most of the electroporated mRNAs are degraded during the first 2 h post-electroporation, permitting time-sensitive experiments to be carried out in the developing embryo. Finally, we describe how to dynamically image live embryos electroporated with mRNAs that encode various subcellular targeted fluorescent proteins.
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